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CCI chief flags AI risk to digital competition
The Hindu BusinessLine··7 Sept
Competition Commission of India chairperson Ravneet Kaur warned on Monday that rapid AI adoption could amplify anti-competitive practices in digital markets. Speaking to law students at a Goa workshop, she listed risks including self-preferencing, discriminatory pricing, tying and market manipulation. She said agentic AI systems might match or cut rival prices without direct human intervention.
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What It Means For You
- Kaur said the CCI polices abuse of dominance, not size alone.
- Market studies remain the commission's preferred first step on new technology trends.
- She told firms prevention through compliance beats later enforcement.
What's Happening
- The remarks came at an IIULER national training programme in Goa.
- Kaur said AI has pushed already fast digital markets to jet speed.
- CCI members and directors joined four technical sessions at the event.
How The CCI Frames Power
- India shifted from the MRTP Act of 1969 after the 1991 reforms.
- CCI work covers antitrust, merger control and advocacy.
- Kaur cast competition law as an economic statute spanning law, economics, policy and technology.
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